Up to 7,000 families were affected by the flooding in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur following heavy rains on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

According to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), the municipal building, several streets, and even rice fields were flooded.

No one was reported hurt.

MDRRMO said the town has become a catch basin, which is why flooding is expected every time there is a downpour.

“Kasi itong area sa Pagalungan, parang catch basin at upstream area. Mag-ingat tayo kasi yung tubig natin medyo mataas pa rin lalo na yung sa mga mababang area, sa tabi ng ilog,” MDRRMO Operations Office Officer-in-Charge, Anwar Ibrahim Mokalam, said.

Meanwhile, some areas in Pikit, Cotabato were also flooded, particularly in Barangay Inug-ug.

Floodwaters reportedly entered houses.

MDRRMO is still checking the number of families affected, as of this writing.

“Sa ngayon, sa monitoring natin, minimal lang ang pagpasok ng tubig sa Brgy. Inug-ug, manageable naman po siya. Ang office natin sa disaster office is 24/7 po tayong naka-monitor,” MDRRMO Operations Section Chief, Rygel Cabilao, said.